Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Basketball award
The Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball defensive player in the Big Ten Conference .
Key
†
Co-Player of the Year
C
Coaches selection
M
Media selection
Winners
Winners by school
School (year joined)
Winners
Years
Northwestern
5
2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
Ohio State
5
2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2024
Penn State (1992)
4
2003, 2004, 2005, 2014
Purdue
4
2002, 2007, 2018. 2019
Michigan State
2
2010, 2011
Wisconsin
2
2001, 2024
Illinois
1
2013
Indiana
1
2023
Michigan
1
2000
Rutgers (2014)
1
2015
Iowa
0
—
Maryland (2014)
0
—
Minnesota
0
—
Nebraska (2011)
0
—
References
^ "2014–15 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "2014-15 Season in Review" . BigTen.org . May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "Big Ten Unveils Women's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN" . BigTen.org . February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN" . BigTen.org . February 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN" . BigTen.org . February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN" . BigTen.org . March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN" . BigTen.org . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" . BigTen.org . March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "2021-22 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" . BigTen.org . March 1, 2022. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
^ "2023-24 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .
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